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Established Professionals

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Our people play a vital role in shaping the success of our projects and the future of our industry.

At Kane, we offer a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued, your ideas are heard, and your contribution makes a tangible impact.

With a diverse portfolio spanning complex, highly architectural, and socially significant projects, Kane provides opportunities to lead, innovate, and drive success. You’ll be part of a company with over 50 years of proven stability, strong client relationships, and a reputation for delivering excellence.

We provide career professionals with the opportunity to grow their careers as our business continues to expand.

Our experienced professionals play a vital role in shaping the success of our projects and the next generation of our industry. We offer a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued, your ideas are heard, and your contribution makes a tangible impact.

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Hear from our Leaders today who started as Cadets

Established Professionals

Ben Barrett
Construction Manager

“I joined Kane in 1994 as a Cadet Estimator and enjoyed learning the fundamentals of pricing and winning work in estimating. I progressed to a site based role as a Contract Administrator, then Contract Manager and was fortunate to be given the opportunity to deliver international projects for Kane in a variety of locations including PNG, Islamabad, Tonga and Bangladesh.

I was soon promoted to the position of Project Manager and, following 28 odd years, promoted to the role of Construction Manager. I have loved my career at Kane. The autonomy given to those working at Kane is fantastic. The Kane culture is unique.

A culture of trust, comradery, collaboration and accountability. Our culture extends to relationships with our clients, consultants and subcontractors. The annual subcontractor awards nights is an example of how we recognise the importance and value of subcontractors to the business, and gives everyone a chance to celebrate our joint success.

Kane offer a diversity of projects in all sectors of construction. For me this creates opportunities to learn, and makes coming to work both interesting and rewarding. Each project will undoubtedly have its own unique challenges and hurdles to cross. My recent experience working on the Penguin Parade in Phillip Island was a unique experience. Penguin checks before commencing work each day is something I do not think I will experience again.”

Established Professionals

Kate Dawson
Contract Manager

“I commenced my career in the construction industry with Kane in 2006 as a Cadet Estimator. I gained experience and knowledge in the estimating department, where liaising with subcontractors, consultants and clients gave me a key understanding of pre-construction activities prior to heading out to site.

I gradually worked my way up to my current Contract Manager position, and was always supported from the experienced Kane staff around me to learn and build on my skills. I have been lucky enough to have worked on a range of exciting and challenging projects within the hospital, tertiary and private sectors.

I take great pleasure and pride in sharing my experiences and skills with new Kane cadets, and providing them with support to facilitate their growth. Kane acknowledge that we all start somewhere and the progression of our cadets can be attributed to the continued support and guidance of our senior staff.”

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Chris Bainbridge
Senior Contract Manager

“I joined Kane in 1994 as a Cadet Estimator and enjoyed learning the fundamentals of pricing and winning work in estimating. I progressed to a site based role as a Contract Administrator, then Contract Manager and was fortunate to be given the opportunity to deliver international projects for Kane in a variety of locations including PNG, Islamabad, Tonga and Bangladesh.

I’ve had a fantastic opportunity to deliver some of Kane’s largest, interesting and most complex projects across a range of industry sectors including health, education, commercial, tertiary, sports and leisure and heritage restoration.

I enjoy working within a collaborative team environment and building relationships. I particularly love working with Kane’s up and coming younger staff, and teaching them Kane’s systems and processes.

I am part of the team that delivered Kane’s Jobpac financial management software training program, and continue to lead this system with our staff.

What sets Kane apart is the great people, the comradery and our relationships with the external project stakeholders we work with. I relish the opportunity to continue to grow and learn, and continually improve the way we do things.”

Established Professionals

Jack Fowler
Project Manager

“I commenced my career with Kane as a Cadet in 2011. In this time I have been given the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging projects across a range of industry sectors including health, education, hospitality and community to name a few. These projects have seen me working in Melbourne, regional Victoria as well as a stint in Malaysia.

Throughout my time with Kane, I have grown and developed in numerous roles. Initially as a Cadet, my career pathway has seen me move from a Contract Administrator, Site Engineer, Site Manager, to my most recent role as a Project Manager. The cadet program is tailored around the individual’s current and future goals and aspirations. Great leaders and mentors support you every step of the way on this journey.

Working for Kane provides you with an exciting project portfolio where no two projects are the same. Each project is distinctly different and challenging. The most rewarding part of my role is the early project planning and goal setting stage, then working with the team to accomplish these goals and achieve successful project outcomes.”